State Grant Data

Minnesota's need-based grant program for undergraduates

The Minnesota State Grant Program is the state's largest financial aid program providing need-based grant assistance to Minnesota resident undergraduates attending public and private postsecondary institutions in Minnesota. During Fiscal Year 2016, the Minnesota State Grant Program awarded $173 million to 82,416 grant recipients. See Minnesota statute and administrative rules governing program.

Average Combined Federal Pell and Minnesota State Grant Award Received by State Grant Recipients, Fiscal Year 2016

* Includes only Federal Pell Grants received by Minnesota State Grant recipients

State Grant and Federal Pell Grant Spending Trends

The Minnesota State Grant columns are the number of Minnesota resident undergraduates receiving a state grant along with the total dollars awarded. The Federal Pell Grant columns are the number of undergraduates attending Minnesota institutions receiving a Pell Grant and total Pell Grant dollars awarded.

Note: The Minnesota State Grant Program received its first state appropriation in 1984. A Minnesota Scholarship program existed is prior years.